Gearing up: Changes for 2013

We're getting ready to debut 2013, but where not quite there yet, so here's a sneak peak at some of this year's changes:

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More Cats, Less Bobs.

The Bobcats have debuted new uniforms and the BUD is proud to bring you the newest jerseys in the NBA:

Welcome To The Basketball Uniform Database

On behalf of Tim E. O'Brien, Jim Vilk and Matt Beahan, I'd like to welcome everyone to the Basketball Uniform Database.  A couple of things I'd like to mention that were not in the Uni Watch article, as of 6:55 AM EST this morning, we are still completing the 2011-12 team pages, so yes we are aware that some of them aren't complete.  If you'll notice all of the 2011-12 graphics use the number, that is because Tim, who has designed our graphics has decided to use the year number in all graphics, so a Lakers "87" is from the 1986-87 season, and a Bulls "96" jersey is from the 1995-96 season.

This is a different numbering convention than the Gridiron Uniform Database uses; all of Bill Schaefer's graphics use the number 11, not because we launched the GUD in 2011, nor did he use 11 just for 2011's teams, he chose 11 for both the continuity and uniformity of using the same number for all graphics, as well as the ease of the number 11.

And that's okay, not everything here at the Basketball Uniform Database is going to be like the GUD.  Things will be a little different, for instance you'll notice the yearly graphics all have the text in the BUD's colors instead of individual team colors like the GUD's have.  You'll notice the spacing of some of those is a little different to.

We know that Uni Watchers have an eye for detail, and you'll pick up on little things like that, but we wanted to let you know up front that there are little things like that that we are aware of.  The BUD is going to have its' own style separate from the Gridiron Uniform Database, and we hope you'll enjoy looking around on our site and stay with us as we add older NBA team graphics, and if you have some photographs (preferably sourced and dated) that can help us with the research, that you'll share them in our forum.

By the way, who you got in tonight's game 7?

Season 2012 Done

117 jersey combos and counting. That's 234 individual images + 30 full team images (plus duplicates for all 16 playoff teams, so some of those have yet to be finished). I'm taking a few days off before I get to 2011.

This has been fun so far, if a bit tiring.

New Banner?

I thought of this while creating an old school template for when we get into the '70s and whatnot...

70 down 46 to go

Motivation

Here's a reference that shows some of the alternate and third jerseys as well as a few of the patches used by the NBA in the 2011-12 season.

http://www.sportslogos.net/blog/2012/01/02/whats-new-in-the-nba-for-2012/

And here's the link to the DayLife photo Vilk clued us into.:

http://news.daylife.com/search?q=chicago+bulls+march+19

"BTW, searching DayLife like this is SUUUUUPER helpful for finding specific game photos.

Good call you Mother Vilker."   -Tim O'Brien

I got tired of having to keep going into my email to find it.